Basic Facts About U.S. Higher Education Today unpacks the diversity of the current higher education landscape by presenting data on the increase in the number of institutions, students and degree production over the past decade. The infographic also reports on a selection of student outcomes, the widespread payoffs of a college education and the current profile of the typical college student.

Paying for College provides critical information about the breakdown of the true costs of college, including what students actually pay and what kind of support is available to them. The infographic shows the average tuition prices for several institutional types as well as the types of aid, such as institutional grants, Pell Grants and federal loans, as well as the number of total recipients and the average award given. It also shows the continuing decline of state support for higher education.

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The Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed cover the Senate’s failure to pass legislation protecting Dreamers . . . The New York Times reports that Senate leaders are reconsidering the ban on Pell Grants for prisoners . . . The Detroit Free Press...

ACE announced today that Judith S. White, president and executive director of HERS, will receive the 2018 Donna Shavlik Award. The award will be presented at ACE2018, ACE’s 100th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Higher education, policy, and business leaders from eight countries including the United States met in Washington, DC, earlier this month to share lessons, policies, and promising practices to improve postsecondary outcomes for underserved students.